Monday, June 6, 2016

99 Things That I Learned From Sophomore Year

Ah, Sophomore year. It's had a lot of ups and downs, a lot of crazy. Lots of good and lots of bad. But I can honestly say that it was one of the best years yet. Which is kind of funny, because things didn't go perfectly, not by FAR. But sometimes I guess the good can outweigh the bad. It helps when you have some incredibly awesome friends with you. I learned a lot this year. Here's a peek. ♥

1. Musicals make life better (but I already knew that)

2. Use the planner. Just use it.

3. New York is simultaneously an incredible and terrifying place.

4. Anatomy is evil.

5. As are dissections. But having a guy friend helps a lot.

6. Time management is the most important thing ever.

7. Just be yourself. It's so much easier.

8. Dabbing gets old xD

9. People can seem really great but end up being really toxic.

10. The hardest part about novel writing is just starting.

11. Literally no one cares if you don't wear makeup, so if you want to go without it, go without it.

12. Prom is 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000x more fun without a date

13. Sometimes you get put in a super overwhelming situation like TEACHING A DANCE CLASS and you freak out but then it turns out to be really fun.

14. When you find people who actually help you to feel MORE confident, you know they're the right people.

15. Mexican food can solve an abundance of problems.

16. Ordering Starbucks is a terrifying experience but frappuccinos are worth it.

96. Sometimes you need to give people a second chance. But some people run out of chances.

97. You can have fun with almost anything if you just try.

98. Sleep when you're tired. You can finish that thing tomorrow.

99. Life is short. Enjoy it.

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So, what are some of your takeaways from this year? Which of these points do you most relate to? I'd love for you to tell me in the comments. ♥ Also, my friend Rachel and I apparently share a brain, because we both are posting about what we've learned this year today. Plus she makes dabbing cute. Go check her out. ♥

guy friend are SOOOOOOOO much better than girl friends. No shaming girls but sometimes guys are easier to hang out with. Also, spend as much time as you can with your friends, you never know if this time will be the last time. Finally, relationships can bloom in short amounts of times...both deep, lasting, and sweet, distant relationships. Life wouldn't be possible without someone there by your side to catch you when you fall. Teasing does sometimes come in handy. The smallest memories are really the ones we cherish the very most. OOOOOOOHHHHHHH, here's a big one that is very personal to me...my best friend is the best. He's amazing, sweet, witty, charming, and so...there. He at one point told me that he wouldn't be able to come see me in a show. He actually guaranteed it, and gave a very good excuse...but then he still showed up anyway...to be supportive...and to see where I am the most comfortable. And he got very lucky...he say the best performance I have ever given in my entire life. Soooooo glad that he was able to make it.

The planer. I used that thing through the end! This year (senior year) when everyone was done and still didn't want to use planners I still used it and it helped me so much through high school! Cleaning your roon does clear your mind! Its the weirdest thing too!

WOW so much wisdom here! I just wanna keep all of these in a little book on my nightstand. Grace-isms. Much truth. Such wise. These are such important lessons that I NEED TO REMEMBER GAAH especially the fact that waffles are better than pancakes. And number 93, can I just have that stapled to my forehead? SO TRUE

I have two tabs of your blog open right now so I can comment while I read, because sometimes I get to the end of a blog post and my brain blanks and I'm just like "...WHAT WERE THE 5877 THINGS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY??"

Way to go, teaching a dance class, girl! That's awesome.

"People aren't half as critical of you as you are of yourself."and the thing about great-seeming people sometimes also being toxic?? I feel that, and it can be such a hard thing to deal with. But it's true.

HIDING THE PHONE. I DO THIS. XD and it is amazing how much more you can accomplish when there isn't this little electronic beast lighting up and making beeping sounds every ten minutes!

Grace Anne, you are wise beyond your years; there is SO much good advice in this post. Seriously. This sounds like it was a school year full of great new things + growth + learning for you. You should be so proud.

UGH THERE'S SO MANY THINGS I WANT TO COMMENT ON I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. JUST. THIS. THIS WHOLE THING IS GLORIOUS. *flailing* I love this idea and did it take an insane amount of time for you to write this? I feel like thinking up 99 things would take a while. xD

Ooh and I JUST got the VSCO ca so it's very excited. I've seen lots of wonderful things about it. :P

GRACE ANNE I LOVE THIS LIST FROM 1 TO 99. OMG. <3 *cuddles it* ESPECIALLY #42. Because. ;) muahaha. *all the unicorn emojis go here* OKAY SO I REALLY NEED TO JUST LIKE READ THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN ALL DAY ALRIGHT/?? SOUNDS GOOD. BECAUSE IT IS THAT BEAUTIFULLY HONEST AND SPECIAL AND GAHHHH. <3

GOOD SHOES + ARMY JACKETS + YOGA PANTS = WE ARE BASICALLY THE SAME PERSON OK. this is soooo accurate I love it. xD so exactly what Katie my sister and Katie Grace said up there ^^^ I BASICALLY ARRIVE LATE TO YOUR BLOG POSTS AND ALL I CAN DO IS STUMBLE IN AND BE LIKE, "ASDFGHJKLKJHGFDSDFG! GUYS! ASDFGHJKJHGFDS!" #VeryCoherent

BUT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU GRACE ANNE :'''') <3here's to another year of learning awesome things!!

LOVE THIS POST!!! Everything you said is SO true, especially #1!! This year my school put on Elf the Musical at Christmas and High School Musical in June and it made the school year 100% percent better!!Oh and hand lettering is SUCH A STRESS BUSTER I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!-Emdesinationblissblog.blogspot.ca

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Okay, I should totally do this after I'm done with each school year. But I love how you said Prom is like so much more fun without a date. That's what I've always heard, and so I'm sure it's true. But sometimes I wonder what it would feel like to have a date lol.

I've wondered what it would be like with a date, too, but I honestly feel like it's so much more fun and less stress if you just go with all of your best friends! Who knows though, that may just be a personal preference:)